Advertising apparatus



April 12, 1932. o. L. SHEETS ADVERTISING APPARATUS Original Filed June30, 1930 Inventor A Homey wherein 2- Patented' Apr. .12, 1932 r ORESTESL; SHEETS, 0F MIAIMI, FLORIDA ADVERTISING APPARATUS Application filedJune 30, 1930, Serial No. 464,976. Renewed October 5, 1931.1

The present invention relates to advertising apparatus and particularlyto a device of this character which is particularly adapted for use inadvertising cigars, cigarettes, to-

bacco, pipes, etc. and has for an important struction, strong, durable,highly efiicient in the performance of its intended purpose and whichmay be manufactured at low cost.

All of the foregoing and still further objects and advantages of theinvention may become apparent froma study of the followingspecification, taken in connection with the accompanying drawingswherein like characters of reference designate corresponding partsthroughout the several views, and

inside elevation showing an advertising apparatus constructed inaccordance with this invention.

Figure 2 is a fragmentaryvertical sectional view through a portion ofthe device.

Figure 3 is a cross sectional view taken substantially on the line 3-3of Figure 2.

Referring to the drawings in detail, it will be seen that the referencenumeral 1 desig nates a plate panel which constitutes a sign or billboard preferably shows a representation of a'man having a pipe in hismouth as Figure 1 is a view indicated at 2. It is understood, of course,

that any desired figure may be represented on the sign or bill board andthat a cigarette or cigar may be illustrated in lieu of a smoking pipe.Formed at the mouth portion of the representation 2 is an opening 3 (seehich extends through the panel or Figure 2) w plate 1. A tube 4 has oneend secured to the plate or panel 1 at the rear side thereof and incommunication with the opening 3 b any suitable means such as a flangedthim le 5. The opposite end of the tube l is connected to the cylinderof a pump of the reciprocating piston type, said pump beingpower driven.

Bowl 7 is mounted on its intermediate portion of the tube 4 in which thetobacco or other smoke producing substance is deposited. This is bestseen in Figure 2 of the drawings. The portion of the tube 4 which isdisposed within the bowl 7 is perforated as indicated at 8. V

In operation, the'smoke producing material is placed in the bowl 7 asbefore explained and lighted. NVhen the pump 6 is in operation smokewill be drawn into the tube 4: through the perforation 8 from the bowl 7on the down stroke of the piston in the pump and on the upstroke of thepiston the smoke will be ejected through the opening 3. The

6-will eject the smoke piston pipe of pump the natural effect of a inpuffs, thus giving man smoking a pipe.

It is believed that the-many advantages of an advertising apparatusconstructed in accordance with this invention will be readilyunderstood, and although the preferred embodiment of the invention is asillustrated and described, it is to be understood that changes in thedetails of construction may be had which will fall within the scope ofthe invention as claimed.

What is claimed is An advertising apparatus of the character describedcomprising a fiat panel having a representation of a person smoking apipe cigar or cigarette on one side thereof and further having atransverse opening extending therethrough at a point corresponding to .r

the location of the mouth portion of the representation, a tube rigidlyconnected to the opposite side of the panel and communicatin with theopening, a bowl mounted on the tube at an intermediate portion thereofand encircling the same, said bowl adapted for the reception of smokeproducing material, the portion of the tube within the bowl havingperforations therein for the passage of smoke thereinto from the bowl,and a power driven pump of the reciprocating piston type operativelyconnected to the end of the tube which is remote from the anel, andconstituting means for alternate y drawin smoke into the tube from thebowl and ejecting said smoke from the tube through the opening in thepanel.

In testimony whereof I alfix my signature.

ORESTES L. SHEETS.

